Headlight attachment



7 March 24, 1931. w. A. HELLER HEADLIGHT ATTACHMENT Filed May 51, 1929 IN VEN TOR. WILL /AM A. HEL L El? A TTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 24, 1931 TATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM A. HELLER, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA HEADLIGHT ATTACHMENT Application filed May 31, 1929. Serial No. 367,402.

This invention appertains to illumination and more particularly to attachments for vehicle headlights.

One of the primary objects of my invent on is to provide novel means for preventmg glare from a headlight in the eyes of an approaching motorist, thereby preventing'accidents from this cause. 7

Another important object of my invention is the provision of an anti-glare and fog penetrating attachment for vehicle headlights, which can be readily and easily attached to the shank of a lamp bulb in advance of the light socket by the ordinary layman without a change in the construction of the headlight.

A further object of my invention is the provision of an anti-glare attachment for headlights embodying a supporting wire having a spring clip formed on its inner end for engaging over the shank of the lamp bulb and a colored translucent plate detachably connected with the forward end of the wire for extending in front of the lamp bulb, the

detachability of the plate from the wire permitting the wire to be initially out prior to connection of the colored plate therewith, so that the position of the plate can be readily adjusted in the headlight to permitthe device to be used with different types and sizes of headlights.

A still further object of my invention is to provide an improved anti-glare attachment for vehicle headlights of the above character, which will be durable and eflicient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved device showingthe same applied to the bulb of a headlight; I Figure 2 is a front elevation showing the device applied, with the headlight broken away and in section; Figure 3 1s a rear elevation of the device;

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the device showing parts thereof broken away and in section and illustratingthe novel means employed for connecting the colored plate to the supporting wire i Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the improved attachment.

Referring to the drawing in detail, where-' in similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter A generally indicates my improved attachment and B a headlight with which the same can be connected.

The headlight B is of the usual or prewire 15 having its inner end bent downwardly at right angles to provide an arm 16, the lower end of which has formed thereon an open resilient clamp ring 17 for detachable connection with the shank of the lampbulb 13. As shown, the free end of the resilient clamp ring 17 terminates adjacent to the arm 16 in on outwardly flared extension 18 which forms in connection with the arm 16 39 means for guiding the clamp in place on the shank of the bulb.

The forward end of the rod or wire 15 is adapted to detachably receive the anti-glare plate 20 which is formed of colored translucent material and which functions as means for diffusing the rays of light emanating from the lamp bulb 13 This translucent plate 20 can be of any desired color suchas amber and preferablyhas secured axially thereto a different colored translucent plate 21 of smaller diameter. This plate can be of a green or blue color if desired and is an ranged directly in front of the lamp bulb, as

shown.

I lay particular stress on the ID3211156111- ,ployed for connecting the anti-glare plate with the wire or red 15 and this means includes a sleeve 22 having a bore 23 for receiving the forward end of the wire or rod 15. The forward end of the sleeve is provided with a reduced stud 24 which is extended through the plates 20 and 21 and theend of the stud is then upset as atv 25 to hold the plates in position on the sleeve. If preferred, a washer 26 can beinterposed between the plate 20 and the upset'end 215 of the stud.

In actual practice the wire 15v is forced into the bore 23 of the sleeve 22 so that there will be a friction-tight engagement between the sleeve and supporting wire or rod. This permits the easy attaching of the anti-glare plate to the supporting rod.

7 In use of my improved attachment, the

anti-glare plate is connected to the wire 15 as heretobefore described and the clip 17 is placed over the shank of the bulb 13in an adjusted position so as to dispose the anti-glare plate in proper position relative to the front of the bulb and the wire or supporting rod 15 is arranged above the bulb and longitudinally thereof with the anti-glare and fog penetrating plate depending therefrom in front of the bulb.

The connection of the anti-glare plate with the rod 15 also permits the initial adjusting of the plate relative to the bulb and the front plate of the headlight in that the rod 15 may be shortened by cutting 05 the end thereof prior to the connection of the sleeve 22 with the rod.

From the foregoing description it can be seen that I have provided a simple and durable device for detachable connection with tne bulb of a headlight forpreventing glare in the eyes of an approaching motorist and which is of such a construction that the same can be associated with the headlight by the ordinary layman.

Changes in details may departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention, but what I claim as new is As a new article of manufacture an antiglare and fog-preventing attachment for vehicle headlights comprising a horizontally extending supporting wire having a substantially right-angularly extending bulb engaging end formed to produce a hook, the extremity of which is turned outwardly to facilitate the placing of the-hook around the shank of a lamp, an anti-glare plate supported upon the opposite end of said supporting wire, a second anti-glare plate of contrasting color to the first plate and of smalle diameter arranged on one face of the said first be made without WILLIAM A. H'nIJLnR. 

